Staff for folding umbrellas.



Patented Jan. 3, 1911.

Inventor Witness Attorneys.

CHARLES B'. Eli', OF EAST ORANGE, NEYV JERSEY.

STJFF EUR FOLDING UMBRELLAS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

`Patented Jan. 3, 1911.

Application Sled April 6, 1916. Serial No. 553,743.

To all.' willem 'it may concern.'

Be it known that I, CHARLES l Enr, a citizen orn the United States of Aint-rica, residing in the citv-v of East Orange, county of Essex. State of ew Jersey. have invented a certsin new and useful lmprorement in Staves for Folding Umbrellas, following is a specification.

The object I have in view is to statt for folding umbrellas, whie cheap in constructioncapable of nipulation to reduce it to the folt tion and to reestablish it at tull no greater size than the ord statt and furnishing` when exten a strong, still' and pra ln i drawings. Figure, l is a nal set-tu 'aoduce a will be 'adv mal comligth. of nary umbrella A A ongitudiin through the statt' inctztdnig the handle and tip with parts; broken away to reduce the length of the illustrato g Fig. 2

is a partial section and partial tion of the stati' with the handle and tip removed f and showing the stattl sections drawn apart at the joint preparatory to foldii i the stall', the folded condition of the stai b g shown in dotted lines; and Fig. 3 is an et tation at right angles to Fig. 2 showing the adjoining sections of the stattl drawn apart to disclose the joint.

The stati' has a lower section solid or tubular. to which the handle 5 is r' secured in any suitable manner. lower stall section et is approximately salt the length of the stall. At its upper end,the stall section l has secured rigidly to it a solid er hollow stud G which is atsched by a pivoted link 7 to the upper stati' lection S of less diameter than the lower s l' set-tion and of approximately the same lenl This section S is a tube or rod and is set -t'hreaded at its upper end to receive the removable umbrella tip 9. Upon the upper statt' section is a sleeve l0 which is of the sarne diameteras the lower statt section This sleeve 10 slides down over the pivoted ointbetween the two stall sections and iolds the stall' sections in line, w hile engagingY J-shape points and recesses 11, l2 on the meeting ends guide the parts into proper position and resist rotary movement at tine joint. The screwing of the umbrella tip 9 upon the upper end of the upper stall` section 8 forces of which the.

the sleeve 10 downwardly and locks the parts rigidly together. The upper statt section 8 is slotted at 13 to permit the sleeve 10 to slide upon it without disturbing the position of the spring catch li which is carried by the sleeve l() and projects on both sides through the slot 13. A cross pin l5 in the sleeve 10 also passes through the slot 13 and limits the movement of the sleeve lt) on the section 8. The lt'lwer stall section is provided with the usual lower spring catch 16.

The statt can be folded into approximately half its full length b v first unscrewing the tip 9. The stalll sections are then drawn dtm'nwardly with relation to the sleeve 10, separating the locking points il. l2 and exposing the pivote-d joint between the stall' sections. when the Vlower stall section can be folded back on the upper statt' section, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. Q. The removal of the handle, `which can be done either before or at'ter the tip removed, completes the reduction in length of the statt' and brings the folded stall into about halt its full length.

To reestablish the statt, the sections are straightened. pushed upwardly into the sleeve l() and the tip f) screwed on to the end of S where it projects` through l0, locking the parts together. The handle can be re placed either before or after the stattx sections are locked in line.

ll'hat- I claim A stall for foldingumbrellas. having in combination two sections jointed together each approximatelxv half the length of the stati', a sleeve covering the upper stall section and sliding over the joint between the stati sections, a removable tip and means at the tip of the umbrella for holding the sleeve. substantiallv as specified.

i2. A stati' for folding umbrellas, having in combination two sections jointed 'together each approximately halt the length ot the each approximately half h lengh of the This specification signed' and witnessed stall', :1 sleeve 0n the upper secio; covering this; 31st (lay of March, 1910. Y

the u 3 ver Section und sliclinflr ove;` the "oint, Y o Y f and hie umbrella tip screwel on to thy free i CHRLLO H' LLL ond of the upper staff section and forcing 'itnesses: l

the sleeve downwardly over the joint, subi JOHN'C. SANDERS,

sanially as specified. i JOHN L. LoTsoH. 

